| Promise, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wallowa |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1896 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3,592 |
| Coordinates: | 45.841°N -117.544°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Promise is an unincorporated community in northern Wallowa County, Oregon.[1] It is located about 25 road miles south of Troy and 8 miles north of Maxville on a remote ridge south of the Grande Ronde River.[2] [3]
The area was first homesteaded by John C. Phillips and Daniel W. Mann in about 1891.[4] Mann called the area "Promised Land" and "Land of Promise", so when a post office was established in 1896, it was called "Promise".[4] Thomas C. Miller was the first postmaster, and the office ran until 1944.[4] At one time Promise had a school.[5]
An annual Promise reunion is held for residents, descendants and friends at the Promise Grange Hall.[6]